Speaker: Karen StoyanoffTaking inspiration from a poem by Rainer Marie Rilke, we will explore the world of “reality” and the world of myth, imagination, and mysticism. Worship leader: Laura Beach

February 25: "The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido within The One, Holy, Universal, and Apostolic Church"

Speaker: Deacon Henok Elias

Deacon
Henok will give an overview of church history with an emphasis on the
Ethiopian flavor of Christianity. He will cover the major splits, the
traditional schools, and the oddities that are significant in Ethiopia.Worship leader: Iasu Gorfu

March 4: "Western Service Workers: Creating Community"

Speaker: Karen Stoyanoff and Jim Fallally

Members of this community will join us to talk about how we can work together to care for the needs of those among us who cannot provide for themselves. Worship leader: Linda Lehnkering

Rev.
Stoyanoff has served as minister of the Orange Coast Unitarian
Universalist Church in Costa Mesa. She was an interim minister at Third
Unitarian Church in Chicago, Illinois, and did community ministry in the
greater Chicago area. Her community ministry focused on interfaith
work, public advocacy for children at risk, and dealing with the
problems of homelessness. Karen received her Masters of Divinity degree
from Meadville Lombard Theology School in 1996, at which time she was
awarded the prize for excellence in preaching.